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Vladimir Putin’s facial expressions range from straight-faced to granite-faced. On the rarest of occasions, say when he’s snuggling a Bulgarian shepherd dog, he may indulge in a hint of a smile. But at this week’s APEC conference, Putin flashed a grin so big and wide, it rendered his face nearly unrecognizable.

The source of his amusement? The APEC tradition of donning clothing from the host country and gathering on stage for a fashion show. This year’s runway included Putin in bright green and Kerry in vivid purple. The colors may have clashed, but for once the U.S. and Russia appear to be getting along grandly.

Sure he's smiling he made an ass out of the American President and a hero out of himself to his country and Syria. I am sure the Vodka he had been consuming did not hurt either. And of course those shirts would bring a lot of laughter too.

@NirbijanNirvichara Speak English. You did witness the handshake between Obama and Putin right? Even body language experts concluded Putin looked submissive to the dominant Obama. Putin has little thing between his legs. Which is why he rides horses bareback, kills tigers, and has ancient vases planted in 2 meters of water for him to "discover." He is one insecure hombre, which explains why he picks on girl bands.

@Openminded1 How has he made an ass out of the American President? The only reason Putin came crawling to the negotiation table was ue to Obama's gunboat diplomacy. He didnt want to appear as weak as he really is, by allowing US cruise missiles to streak over his rust buckets and pummel his ally. No US threat of action, then no Putin Present. And what kinda world leader begs another nations people not to attack through a newspaper Oped? I guess the same kind who has ridiculous staged photo ops of riding horses bareback.

@Jessie90@Openminded1 There is no doubt some of what you say is correct, but in the case of Syria, he did end up looking like the hero, weather it was intentional or not he came out the top dog in the eyes of the world. he will always get the credit for being the peace keeper reference to that incident . Obama looked less then in charge and it appeared he did not have a handle on the what to do with the Syria issue. Obama is the one who looked weak, even Kerry had more on the ball then Obama.